In a recent email from Amanda Richards, a Top 100 Amazon.com (and Top 50 Amazon.ca) reviewer, she states that Whale Song took precedent over reading the final Harry Potter novel.

"[Whale Song] is a wonderful book. I will be happy to read anything else you have written...FYI, I stopped reading Harry Potter 7 to read yours." --Amanda Richards, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer

I was very happy to see this awesome review on Amazon:

 "This is an amazing story, and one you'll want to read again and again. Cheryl Kaye Tardif skillfully weaves her tale of friendship, love, loss, pain and forgiveness...and just about the point when you think you have it all figured out, the author throws in a twist, and an ending well worthy of being called a grand finale. A short yet emotional read that may just move you to tears."

--Amanda Richards, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer

Read full review on Amazon.com. 

Ok, I wasn't really "fighting" with him, but he was my competition yesterday when I was at Indigo Books & Music in Edmonton, doing a book signing less than 12 hours after the big Harry Potter tsunami hit the bookstores. When I got to the store you could still see the decorations and signage.

But what was most impressive was the huge box on the floor across from the entrance. The box was big enough for two adults to curl up in and have a nap. And it was piled high with the 7th and last installment of J. K. Rowling's sensational series.

I watched in envy as people walked in the store and plucked up a book almost immediately. They were polite, no pushing and shoving...which I suppose is a good thing since many of the customers were 40-something men! :) Now there's no way they were ALL buying for their kids! I could see the gleam in their eyes.

The store was pleasantly busy considering that the major event was held at midnight the night before. I could see a few of the staff were a bit partied out though. But I got to see some of my favorite gals--Sheila (who always treats me like I'm a famous New York Times bestselling author) and Beth, Jenn and Brenda.

However, it's the customers that truly make my day. So Deanna, Janet, Ryan and all the others who stopped by or bought my books, thank you for your support and for the conversations. I hope you enjoy my novels as much as I enjoyed writing them.

When I left, the Harry Potter box was about 1/2 full. Go, Harry!

One day I hope to get a box filled with books at the front of the store...

One day--Wait! Didn't my fortune cookie say I would be showered with luck before my next birthday? (August 12) lol

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif

SPECIAL NEWS ALERT!

* ATTN: Film Producers & Directors - rights for the following novels of suspense/mystery are available:

WHALE SONG (emotional mystery drama) - Dramatic, Motion Picture, Television, Foreign - available by contacting Kunati Book Publishers at publisher@kunati.com. Movie treatment and screenplay available from author Cheryl Kaye Tardif at cherylktardif@shaw.ca.

LOGLINE: A woman haunted by her past and by her mother's assisted death must finally face the truth -- Whale Song is an emotional story that will change the way you view life...and death.

THE RIVER (action suspense thriller) - Dramatic, Motion Picture, Television, Foreign - available from author Cheryl Kaye Tardif at cherylktardif@shaw.ca.

LOGLINE: Strange disappearances, headless corpses, the fountain of youth, painful serums and nanotechnology come together in an explosive, fast-paced thriller that asks one important question -- how far do we go until we've gone too far?

DIVINE INTERVENTION (psychic crime suspense) - Dramatic, Motion Picture, Television, Foreign - from author Cheryl Kaye Tardif at cherylktardif@shaw.ca.

LOGLINE: While a covert group of psychic government agents hunt for a deadly serial arsonist who is leaving a trail of burning corpses, a killer waits...much closer than they realize.